Join the Harambee Board!

Do you have a passion for service? Would you like to help guide the vision and oversee direction of a well-established nonprofit that is expanding its services in Africa, as well as educating communities in the Pacific NW about Africa’s opportunities and challenges?

The Harambee Centre’s mission is to connect the people of the Pacific Northwest with the people and cultures of Africa. Harambee means “Let’s pull together” in Kiswahili. As members of the global community, we are committed to sharing both material and cultural wealth. The Harambee Center is an Oregon not for profit organization that received its 501(c)3 tax status in August 2001.

Harambee Centre is always welcoming applicants to join its Board of Directors. Members attend ten Board meetings a year, as well as serve on at least one working committee of their choice. Board terms are two years.

Harambee Board Members at the 2014 Zoom Uganda 5K Fun Run

We are seeking leaders with a sincere passion for the welfare of African people and/or multicultural education. We appreciate creative, energetic individuals and are especially looking for people who can provide one or more of the following:

We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.

JAMBO & Welcome to Harambee Centre!

Harambee Centre is a non-profit organization based out of Portland, Oregon.
The word "Harambee (Har-ahm-bay)" is our name and our mission. It means "Let's Pull Together" in Swahili. We pull people together for the good of community by connecting the people of the Pacific Northwest with the people and diverse cultures of Africa. We believe that intercultural awareness, education and exchange are essential to building genuine understanding, respect and enduring relationships anywhere in the world.